Combined oil-can and brush.



J. LYNAM.

COMBINED OIL CAN AND BRUSH.

APPLICATION FILED APR.30,1912.

1,112,815, Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

JAMES LYNAM, OF NEW'MAN, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED OIL-CAN AND BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 12914:.

Application filed April 30, 1912.. Serial No. 694,193.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES LYNAM, citizen ofthe United States, residing at Newman, in the county of Stanislaus andState of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Combined Q11- Cans and Brushes, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in oiling devices employed in 011mgharness, shoes and other leather goods, and the object of my inventionis to provide a combined oil receptacle and brush.

A further object of my invention is to so construct the device that thebrush head acts as the closure for the receptacle while the brushextends outwardly in position for use, the receptacle in this wayforming the handle of the brush.

A further object of my invention is to provide a valve opening and valvein the head of the brush by means of which the oil contained in thereceptacle may be supplied directly to the brush as desired and withoutopening the receptacle. And a still further object of my invention is toprovide the receptacle with a drip flange surrounding the head of thebrush and adapted to catch all surplus oil and prevent the same runningover the outer face of the receptacle, and to also serve as a means forattachment of a removable cover for the brush when the device is not inuse.

lVith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and thenspecifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms apart of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, thebrush cover being removed; Fig. 2 is a vertical central section takenthrough the valve, the brush cover being shown in place; Fig. 3 is a topplan of the device, the brush cover being removed and the brush shown insection to more clearly disclose the valve construction.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawingby the same reference characters.

My invention consists primarily of an oil receptacle, designated as awhole by the numeral 10, a brush 11 forming a closure for the receptacleand a cover 12 detachably secured to the receptacle and inclosing thebrush.

The receptacle proper may be formed of relatively light sheet metal andin any preferred shape, one of its faces being formed with aperipherally extending fiuting-13 to give the same resiliency, wherebyit may be pressed inwardly to force the oil from the receptacle as iscustomary in cansof this character. The top of the receptacle or can isprovided with an outwardly extending, cylindrical discharge spout 14:also formed of sheet metal and pressed or otherwise shaped to providethe outstanding threads 15 for the reception of the threaded annularflange 16 of the closure, which, in this case, consists of the head ofthe brush 11. Secured to the top of the can, by its lower edge andextending upwardly therefrom in spaced relation about the spout 14, isan annular flange 17 which is also threaded to receive the cover as willbe hereinafter explained.

The brush 11 includes a cylindrical brush head 18 in which are set thebristles 19 and about which is secured the threaded flange 16 by meansof which the brush is attached to the can in the position shown in thedrawing with the brush extending out from the can. The head of the brushis provided with a discharge opening 20 which is normally closed by avalve 21 including a leaf spring having upturned terminals 22 which issecured upon the upper face of the head between the bristles by means ofa pair of spaced U-shaped fasteners or staples 23. When oil is required,this valve 21 is drawn outwardly, its outer terminal 22 serving as aconvenient means for actuating the same, to permit the oil to escapethrough the open ing 20 of the brush head.

As means for protecting the brush from dust and dirt, when not in use,and also to prevent the oil from becoming dried upon the bristles, dueto exposure to the air, I have provided a cover 12, preferably formed ofsheet metal. This cover includes a cylindrical body member 25 closed atone end and flared at its other end to form an outwardly and downwardlyextending, annular flange 26. The body member adjacent this flange isprovided with threads for engagement with the drip flange 17 and it willbe seen that when the cover is threaded in place, its flange 26 willbear against the upper face of the receptacle to tightly close the same.If desired, a suitable packing Washer 27 may be positioned about theflange 17 to render the cover air tight.

In operation, assuming the can to be full of oil, the cover 2% isremoved, the valve 21 opened and the can pressed to cause the oil toflow through the openin to the brush. W hen sufficient oil is passed tothe brush, the pressure is stopped and the oil applied by employing thebrush and can in the manner customary with an ordinary brush, the canserving as a handle. Any surplus oil will run back into the spacebetween the spout and the drip flange l7 and will therefore be preventedfrom running over the body of the can and soiling the same.

By providing the head of the brush with a valve opening and by providingthe cover 2 the device may be placed in any posi tion or packed awaywithout danger as it will be absolutely impossible for any oil toescape.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A liquid applying device including a can, a frusto-conical top for thecan terminating in a discharge spout, a frusto-conical dripfiangeencircling and spaced from the frusto-conical top and provided at itsfree edge with an extension spaced from the discharge spout, a brushhaving a valved head closing the discharge spout, and a cylindrical capadapted at one end for engagement about the extension of thedrip-flange.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence 01 two witnesses.

JAMES LYNAM. [L.s.]

Witnesses:

S. C. BELL, R0131. MGCLURE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

